http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/reform/ en-us Sun, 3 Jan 2010 16:40:13 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420023/posts Taking the Fifth. What an apt metaphor for today's healthcare debate. As respect for the truth and law has plummeted in the governing class, so too has respect for the general boundaries of government. In the nineteenth century, the idea that the U.S. government might ever even consider nationalizing a fifth of the economy would have been unthinkable… but in 2009, both houses of Congress voted to do so, with all the dishonesty that a politician's use of the Fifth Amendment traditionally implies. In their so called "reform" of a fifth of our economy, the Democrats are spinning every yarn... The Illinois Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420023/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 16:40:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419826/posts LOS ANGELES (AFP) – California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says he is planning to undertake a budget and tax reform this year to give the state a more solid and reliable source of revenue. "I will talk more about this in my State of the State but the bottom line is, our budget and tax systems are the root of a lot of our state's fiscal problems," Schwarzenegger said Friday in his New Year's radio address. Over the last 12 months, California faced a 60-billion-dollar deficit and a 12.5-percent unemployment rate. ... "So this year, we must finally find the will... AFP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419826/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 04:19:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417763/posts <p>With the healthcare battle still unfinished, the Obama administration has been laying plans to take up an issue that could prove even more divisive -- a major overhaul of the nation's immigration system.</p> <p>Senior White House aides privately have assured Latino activists that the president will back legislation next year to provide a path to citizenship for the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants living in the United States.</p> The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417763/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:04:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417613/posts SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INCOME Allow me to ask the above-mentioned skeptics whether they would hire me after learning during their search process that I was hospitalized seven times for bipolar disorder, lost numerous jobs because of agitated manic-depressive episodes, and was expelled from law school on the very day that the Dean learned that I have bipolar disorder. To those who say that I should get off my dead behind, get a job, and go to work, I say, “Hire me. I dare ya!” I had bipolar disorder prior to the day in 1976 when I started a summer job... Fantastic Book Reviews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417613/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:41:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417049/posts About 75 of the 127 physician-owned hospitals under construction won't meet an Aug. 1, 2010 deadline on expansion requirements in the revised Senate health reform bill, according to an informal count by Physician Hospitals of America. The current Senate bill prohibits physician-owned hospitals from adding beds, ORs or procedure rooms, and the same language exists in the House bill. Both bills state that physician-owned hospitals must meet four specific requirements to expand. PHA officials say no physician-owned hospital meet all four criteria. Even with a six-month extension past the original deadline of Feb. 1, 2010, PHA Executive Director Molly Sandvig... Healthcare Finance News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417049/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:48:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415460/posts There are two interesting articles in the WSJ relating to the "Health Reform" bill, one by Karl Rove and the second coming from The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank. Let's first talk about Karl Rove: Taxes start going up now, Medicare cuts begin after next fall's election, and spending for subsidies commences in five years. The price tag is not the first decade's announced $871 billion cost: It is $2.4 trillion. That's the cost of the tax credits in insurance exchanges, and the additional Medicaid costs the reform generates, over the first 10 years it's fully up and running,... The Market Ticker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415460/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:28:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413967/posts The Senate's healthcare bill is fatally flawed, a senior Democrat atop a powerful committee said on Wednesday. Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.), the chairwoman of the House Rules Committee and co-chairwoman of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, said that the Senate's bill is so flawed that it's unlikely to be resolved in conference with the bill to have passed the House. "The Senate health care bill is not worthy of the historic vote that the House took a month ago," Slaughter wrote in an opinion piece for CNN's website. Slaughter argued that while the House bill is far from perfect, the Senate... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413967/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:54:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413641/posts During an interview today, yet another Democratic congressman made the argument that requiring individuals to purchase health insurance is no different than requiring them to purchase auto insurance. This analogy has been proven previously to be a poor one, and yet still the Democrats are continuing to use it. In the interview, the show host was questioning the constitutionality of requiring individuals to purchase any product or service when the congressman made the comparison about auto insurance. That is when another reason why the analogy does not hold water came to mind. Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413641/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:50:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2413328/posts The Democrat controlled government, opposition be damned, on the verge of a huge power grab in the name of insuring the uninsured and keeping health insurance companies “honest” are digging deep and rolling up their sleeves, set to take over 1/6 of the American economy, with a new and despicable level of partisanship. The final Senate vote to move the healthcare “reform” bill to a reality has captured the attention of the American people for its blatant maneuvers to mix politics with healthcare. Just yesterday, in order to gain support from Senator Nelson of Nebraska for the bill, Nebraska is... Political Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2413328/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:30:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412493/posts Congress has been working on a health care bill for the better part of a year. The coverage of the legislation inevitably takes on a day-to-day, blow-by-blow account of the political machinations in Washington, D.C. The public option is in, then it's out, then maybe it's in with a trigger, then it's out, then maybe Medicare is expanded to include some as young as 55, then that's out. The legislation will have changed more between the time we write this and you read it. Anything to come up with 60 votes in the Senate in a big hurry. What's easy... Pioneer Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412493/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:36:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2412187/posts Rob Mitchell, congressional candidate for PA's 8th District responds to this weekend's Senate deliberations on sweeping health care reform legislation.... Rob Mitchell http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2412187/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:13:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411898/posts Back on November 21st, Senator Mary Landrieu provided the 60th vote for the Senate Democrats to cut off a GOP filibuster and start the debate on a healthcare reform bill. In exchange for that vote, the Democratic leadership offered her a $300 million ‘bribe’ in the form of additional Medicaid benefits for her home state of Louisiana and for other states ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. Now a month later Senator Ben Nelson has announced that he will provide the 60th vote to cut off debate on the healthcare reform bill. In exchange for his vote, the Democratic leadership offered him... Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411898/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:26:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411786/posts When we join together in prayer and action, the will of the people can change history. The world watched in horror as China’s government tanks killed isolated student protesters in Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989. Just a few months later, on November 9, 1989, we witnessed with joy as the Berlin Wall was dismantled by men and women coming together as one from divided Germany. I believe that the difference between these two citizen protests was unity that spread from the Monday Demonstrations, which began as weekly prayer meetings at Nikolai Church in Leipzig, East Germany in 1982. The... My FaceBook Note http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411786/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:36:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2410312/posts Earlier this week President Barack Obama resorted to yet another one of his scare tactics in pushing his healthcare insurance reform plans. This time though he raises it to a level of ridiculousness in suggesting that the federal government will go bankrupt without healthcare reform. Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2410312/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:53:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2409581/posts With all the controversy over specifics and politicians wrangling for more power, people have missed the big picture. The big picture is simple: Obamacare fails at every major goal is has set out to achieve. Let us take another step back in the health care debate. After all the yelling, screaming, and demagoguery, what exactly are our leaders trying to achieve? Ultimately, when you boil it down, they want to accomplish two major things: universal coverage, and minimizing increases in costs. Here is the scary thing: after spending a $1 trillion more in the next decade...the Democrats bill will do... Neoavatara http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2409581/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:47:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2407116/posts After 8 years of Republican failures in reigning in government and excesses by the executive branch, many thought the Democrats could not be worse. Well, they were wrong. A failed stimulus. The budget deficit blown up beyond anyone's imagination. And now, a level of incompetence on health care reform that I would not thought possible. Neoavatara http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2407116/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:58:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2404890/posts There is no discussing Islam without discussing the Moderate Muslim. Like the Tooth Fairy or Santa Claus, the Moderate Muslim is often a topic of conversation, but rarely has much to say about himself. And even those who note that the Moderate Muslim is somewhat less in evidence than the Dodo or the Mammoth, turn instead to the project of reforming Islam. It is of course possible to reform Islam. It is also possible to reform a serial killer. It is however not likely, and certainly not safe to stake your serial-killer prevention strategy on letting the serial killer run... Right Side News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2404890/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:52:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2403656/posts <p>WASHINGTON -- After days of secret talks, Senate Democrats tentatively agreed Tuesday night to drop a government-run insurance option from sweeping health care legislation, several officials said, a concession to party moderates whose votes are critical to passage of President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.</p> Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2403656/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 14:09:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2402646/posts The House Republican Conference completed the tedious task of compiling an exhaustive (and they must be exhausted!) list of the new federal bureaucracies created in the ObamaCare health care reform bill, H.R. 3962. They counted 111 new bureaucracies, yet the government promises how "efficient" their takeover of health care will be. "Efficient government bureaucracy," must be the greatest oxymoron of all time! THE FREEDOM POST http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2402646/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 06:40:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2401996/posts When spontaneous street demonstrations broke out following the fraudulent Iranian presidential election last June, the Mullah’s lost no time in unleashing the security forces and their allied militias upon the protesters. Scores were killed, and images of the carnage made the rounds of YouTube and other outlets. NewsReal Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2401996/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 14:27:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2401376/posts VIDEO: Carly Fiorina delivered the weekly Republican address on the topic of the current health care reform bill being debated in the U. S. Senate and across America. THE FREEDOM POST http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2401376/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 05:40:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398740/posts A new Rasmussen poll shows that 57% of voters want limits on the amount of money a jury can award a plaintiff in a medical malpractice lawsuit. This once again puts what Democrats want directly at odds with what Middle America wants (who are the extremists here?). Frivolous lawsuits are the number one cause of skyrocketing costs... The Macon County Conservative Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398740/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 21:23:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396621/posts It's been nearly six months since Barack Obama stirred hearts and raised hopes across much of the Arab world with his much-promoted Cairo address. Many came away from it expecting a new and more vigorous U.S. attempt to settle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Others hoped for more American sympathy and support for liberal reform in countries where free expression, women's rights and democratic elections are blocked by entrenched autocracies. The peace-process bubble burst two months ago at the United Nations, when Obama's poorly executed attempt to launch final-settlement talks between Israelis and Palestinians collapsed. Arabs who were led by Obama's rhetoric... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396621/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:31:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396432/posts The chairman of the Federal Reserve is concerned that congressional efforts at financial reform could weaken the central bank's ability to handle future crises and may politicize monetary policy. Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke made the comments in an Op-Ed article in Sunday's edition of The Washington Post, five days before the Senate banking committee holds a hearing on his nomination for a second term. His current four-year term expires Jan. 31. Mr. Bernanke wrote that the nation is challenged to design a financial oversight system that will "embody the lessons of the past two years and provide a robust... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396432/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:03:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392918/posts It is a TIME to CHALLENGE EVERYONE involved with taking over 1/7th of the economy. Challenge the media. Challenge your friends. Challenge the congress-critters. And yes, challenge yourself. We’ve pointed out specific sections of current health care legislation that will make things worse for Americans. We’ve given you the page numbers. We’ve told you exactly what it means and what it will do. Why don’t the statists (lefties) point out sections that will make things better? You might think they don’t care, but in reality the sections we have pointed out that will increase costs, decrease quality and yes, ration... http://www.radioviceonline.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392918/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:10:54 GMT